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High Hopes for Magnum at Cowtown: Magnums Shinin Spark

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The sky’s the limit for Gucci Equine’s 4-year-old palomino stallion Magnums Shinin Spark – and he’s got a great chance in today’s first round of the ARHFA’s Cowtown Classic Futurity in Fort Worth. 

It was just last month at the Old West Futurity that Joseph Harrison won the first round on “Magnum” with that smoking 231.38-point score for $4,000, and they finished fifth overall despite a leg penalty for another $13,152.

“He’s extremely broke and extremely good to heel on,” said Gucci’s Brett Davis. “He’s another Joseph Harrison prodigy.”

Gucci Equine bought Magnum as another stud prospect, and no wonder – he came from the same source as Nu One Time Blues (“Boujee”), the 6-year-old roan stallion that’s already earned nearly $350,000. Magnums’ mother, Shinin, is out of a Nu Cash daughter, just like Nu One Time Blues.

In addition to inheriting the color of her standout roping sire Shining Spark, Shinin has a dam named Its All About Cash, by Nu Cash – the only NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity champion to sire three other Snaffle Bit Futurity champs. And Its All About Cash was out of a daughter of the great Doc Olena that went back on the bottom side to Thoroughbred racing blood via Depth Charge and Double Bid.

Magnum’s standout breeding continues on the top side. His sire, Magnum Chic Dream, was a reining superstar – a $12 million producer that’s in the NRHA Hall of Fame. Magnum Chic Dream, in turn, was by another reining Hall-of-Famer, Smart Chic Olena, out of a daughter of million-dollar reining sire Topsail Cody.

It’s no wonder that Gucci’s Brett Davis has had some people interested in buying Magnum. But he hasn’t sold him just yet, with a lot of Pre-Futurity money still on the table.

Magnums Shinin Spark is bred to shine—by Magnum Chic Dream and out of a daughter of Shining Spark and Nu Cash. His pedigree is stacked with reining and roping greats.

Back for More: Harrison & Boujee Return to the Old West Futurity in Utah

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Today’s the day! Nu One Time Blues (“Boujee”) is back in Heber City, Utah, for the ARHFA’s lucrative Old West Futurity, where he was the reserve champ in the Open Heeling last year by less than three points on four steers for a cool $39,600.

Earnings for the bay roan stallion by One Time Pepto out of the Nu Cash daughter Nu Bay Be Blue now tally more than $331,000, and he’s only 6. If the stud lands at the top of the heap this weekend, it would mark his sixth futurity championship.

The inaugural Old West event last year was the richest in rope-horse-futurity history, and Boujee’s trainer, six-time NFR heeler Joseph Harrison, actually won first through third there in 2024 with Jake Smith at the other end to take a whopping $168,480 out of Utah. 

So, we’re rubbing our hands together to see what Harrison and Boujee can do this year, with the first round starting later today. Judges are Jody Ramer, Gary Wells, Robbie Boyce and Kevin Stewart. You can follow the live scoring all weekend at CHC Live Scoring.

It’s safe to say the Oklahoma heeler is already on a roll in Heber City. Harrison won first and second yesterday in the first round of the 4-year-old Heeling Pre-Futurity for $6,000! The champion of that round was Gucci Equine’s own palomino 4-year-old Magnum’s Shinin Spark, by the Smart Chick Olena/Topsail Cody stallion Magnum Chic Dream and out of Shinin, by Shining Spark out of a Nu Cash/Doc Olena dam. 

The finals for every division will take place on Friday, showcasing the best of the best in rope horse futurity competition. The action-packed day will wrap up with a banquet and the Old West horse sale that evening, capping off one of the most anticipated weekends of the season in Heber City.

Boujee Tops $310K at 6 Years Old: Gucci Equine’s Nu One Time Blues Making History

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$310K+ and climbing! Gucci Equine’s powerhouse stallion, Nu One Time Blues, is rewriting the record books at just six years old. Boujee’s speed, stop, and cow sense are making him the top-earning roping stallion of 2025 — and he’s only getting started. Audrey Hart Photo

At last weekend’s Gold Buckle Futurity in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Gucci Equine’s 6-year-old bay roan stallion Nu One Time Blues topped $310,000 in roping earnings. 

“I’ve probably dropped the ball on him to win at least $100,000 more,” said his trainer, Joseph Harrison. “That speaks pretty loud for him, that we can mess up and he still has these kinds of earnings.”

This spring, “Boujee” placed second at the American Rope Horse Futurity’s Oil Can Classic for $13,184, then in Ardmore he placed second again, plus won the Elite Stallion Incentive, to earn another $20,032. All this came just a month after he helped Harrison split $85,000 at the world’s toughest team roping, where the stallion was also chosen Heel Horse of the Bob Feist Invitational (BFI). The accolades are familiar – the stud by One Time Pepto out of a Nu Cash daughter also won the 2023 ARHFA 4-and-Under Heeling World Championship.

Boujee was purchased at the end of his standout 4-year-old year by Gucci Equine, the relatively new performance-horse program in Carter, Oklahoma, owned by Brett and Margo Davis. 

“He’s by far the best heel horse I’ve ever ridden,” said Davis, a No. 6 heeler who played baseball for a living and later worked in successful oilfield companies before starting Gucci Equine. “I personally got to ride him for the first time last week, and now I know – he’s just that good. He’s that fast-footed; he’s that strong; he’s that athletic; his stop is that good and he reads a cow that good. He’s just that good. I’m happy to own him.”

Davis will start showing his stallion in the intermediate and limited pots at futurities this June, with Clay Smith helping on the other end. And Harrison will stay at the reins in all this season’s futurities plus Open ropings and rodeos.

“It’s kind of why we bought him – to see what he’s doing now,” said Davis. “It’s just awesome. It seems like most stallions that are good in the futurities don’t necessarily make good Open horses, but he’s excelling. So we’ll continue to enter him.”

Gucci Equine is only selling frozen semen, which gives Harrison more time on the stallion’s back. After all, Harrison is convinced Boujee loves his job. That’s part of why the bay roan is currently the top-earning roping stallion in 2025, according to QData.

Boujee sired seven foals that hit the ground this spring, and has been bred to 30 mares for next spring. Gucci Equine matched him this season with a big Smooth As A Cat mare, a couple of Metallic Cat daughters, two Dual Rey mares and a High Brow Cat. For more, visit GucciEquine.com.

Nu One Time Blues Wins Equinety Platinum Medal Futurity Heeling Championship with Joseph Harrison

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Transformed from a well-broke cow horse to a top rope futurity contender, Nu One Time Blues shines under Joseph Harrison’s guidance.

From the third high-callback position, Joseph Harrison and Nu One Time Blues clinched the Equinety Platinum Medal Futurity Heeling Championship in the Platinum division, achieving a composite score of 1,173.63 on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

From Cow Horse to Futurity Rope Horse

When Joseph Harrison started working with Nu One Time Blues, the stallion already had a solid cow horse foundation.

“He was pretty new to roping when I first got him,” Harrison shared. “I started him like I would any other young prospect—easy in the box and easy on the ranch. I try not to push them too hard early on. We focused on slow work, roping the Smarty, and roping the lead steer a lot to keep things relaxed.”

Harrison emphasized his approach to long-term training. “I want these horses to last. There might be specific goals for each horse, but for me, it’s important that they remain solid and perform well throughout their careers. I want them to be winning horses even at the end of their competitive life.”

Harrison expressed his gratitude to Premier Rope Horses for the chance to train Nu One Time Blues. The stallion earned $9,270 for his efforts at the event. Previously, the 4-year-old stallion, ridden by the renowned $1-million rider Matt Koch, placed 10th at the 2022 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, earning over $20,000. He was later acquired by Premier Rope Horses LLC and received initial rope training from Clay Smith and Jess Morgan before Harrison took over.

“He’s a sweet horse,” Harrison noted. “He’s quiet, good-minded, and incredibly responsive. When I got him, he was already so well-broke, responsive to leg cues, and soft in the bridle, which made my job a lot easier. Even though I’ve only had him for three months, this was only the second competition I’ve taken him to.”

Nu One Time Blues proved his potential at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, advancing to the short go in the No. 3 position. The two competitors ahead of him missed their heel shots, including Harrison himself on another horse, Copperton, who was the preliminary heeling champion.